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What Really Happened at

Roswell

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However, a careful reading of the
statements presented in The Roswell Incident
and elsewhere reveals that there are serious
discrepancies among the various accounts
which, when analyzed in detail and taken
collectively, severely weaken the case.
One undeniable truth that many UFO
advocates seem to easily forget is that when
Moore and Friedman first started interviewing
some of the original witnesses regarding
Roswell, the recollections of these people had
undoubtedly changed. If nothing else, their message, nor did they have the monitoring incriminating, for it it clearly demonstrates that
memories reflected the passage of nearly thirty- equipment in place to do so. Furthermore, the Marcel had a penchant for exaggerating things
one years, if not more. Even the very first person type of teletype machine in use by Sleppy at the while repeatedly trying to “write himself” into
interviewed, Marcel, was not questioned by time would have required her to throw a the history books. Ironically, Marcel’s tendency
Friedman until 1978, again almost thirty-one “receiver” switch in order for her to receive an to exaggerate was specifically noted in his
years after the event. incoming transmission. There was no way that military file by none other than the commander
It is an irrefutable fact that the passage of the FBI could have “interrupted” her as she of the base at Roswell at that time, in a review of
time erodes the accuracy of one’s recollections claims. his performance that was signed just after the
of an event. Despite this, the Roswell authors incident occurred.
continue to stress just how “clear and sharp” Loretta Proctor: Neighbor of Mac Brazel, the Marcel claimed that he personally flew
their witnesses’ memories are, even though rancher who originally discovered the “saucer” the UFO wreckage to Carswell AFB. He could
nearly fifty years have now elapsed. Certainly debris. She claims she tried to bend, burn, and not have done so, for he was never a pilot.
these memories could not have improved. break a piece of the material Brazel showed her Despite this, Marcel claimed in numerous
Perhaps the most absurd attempt to paint but was unable to. Proctor’s testimony is used by interviews with Friedman and former National
the Roswell eyewitnesses and their testimonies crashed-saucer buffs to buttress the argument Enquirer reporter Bob Pratt that he was not only
as beyond dispute can be found in Randle and that a spaceship made of unknown, exotic a pilot but had managed to shoot down five
Schmitt’s The Truth about the UFO Crash at material crashed near Roswell. enemy aircraft! If so, this would have made
Roswell, which was later adapted for television Truth: Loretta Proctor has changed her Marcel an “ace,” a distinction that certainly
by Showtime, under the name Roswell. story several times. She has transformed herself would have been noted in his military file.
In drawing a parallel between the alleged from a “witness” who never saw any debris, to Instead, there’s no record of this or even
UFO events at Roswell and the assassination of one who now tried to bend, break, and burn the anything close, and in fact it was General Ramey
President John F. Kennedy, Randle and Schmitt “mysterious” material. She began changing her who specifically noted in Marcel’s file that
state, “The Roswell memories are vivid and account after her husband, Floyd, who made it because he was not a pilot, he would be severely
detailed, despite the passage of so many years” very clear in earlier interviews that they had limited in his career opportunities in the Air
and constitute a “snapshot memory.” never seen any material, passed away. Force. It’s no wonder, then, that Marcel would
If this is the case, to use Randle and later “blame” Ramey for the “UFO coverup” at
Schmitt’s analogy, then these people forgot to Sergeant Melvin E. Brown: Brown is touted as Roswell.
load film in their camera, for even the most a “witness” who saw alien bodies by Roswell Marcel claimed he had a bachelor’s
important “star” witness to Roswell, Major authors Friedman, Randle and Schmitt, and degree in physics and even named the
Marcel, when first interviewed, could not even Michael Hesemann and Philip Mantle (Beyond universities he attended. However, when I
remember the year of the alleged UFO crash, let Roswell). checked with those institutions, I discovered that
alone the month. Indeed, Marcel’s own answer Truth: Melvin Brown cannot be one of them he never attended, and he never
as to when this supposed “snapshot memory” considered a witness since he died in 1986 and finished his education at the other. Curiously,
event took place was simply “in the late forties"! was never interviewed by UFO researchers. while Marcel blatantly lied to UFO researchers
In my book on Roswell, I examine Indeed, the only “proof” one has that Brown was such as Friedman about his mythical educational
systematically the accounts of all major a “witness” comes from his daughter, Beverly background, he never dared make such false
“witnesses” presented in the Roswell Incident Bean, who first made the claim years after his claims to the military. Indeed, in signed
and all others. For the first time, these death. No other member of Brown’s family statements contained in Marcel’s military file,
testimonies are exposed for what they are: a supports her claim. Furthermore, a check by this he replies “none” when asked under oath if he
mishmash of erroneous accounts, author of Brown’s military file revealed that he had a college degree.
embellishments and outright confabulations. In was a cook who held no security clearance and Does this tell us that Marcel knew his
fact, as I show, some of the people who have never pulled guard duty. Also noted in the book gullible UFO peers would never check on him
been touted as witnesses by the pro-UFO are the blatant contradictions and changes in anyway? Or did he even care? We don't know.
Roswell authors are not really witnesses at all. Beverly Bean’s various accounts.
Here are some examples: (Continued on Page 81)
Major Jesse Marcel: The Hidden Truth
Lydia Sleppy: Claims she was operating a
teletype machine announcing the recovery of the In my book I publish for the first time excerpts
flying disk when her teletype suddenly went from the military file of Jesse Marcel, excerpts
dead and broadcast an ominous message from which prove that although Marcel served his
the FBI back to her ordering her to stop country honorably, he was not a credible witness
broadcasting the story in the interests of national and should not be considered as such. (Despite
security. this fact, Stanton Friedman and other pro-UFO
Truth: A check by this author with all Roswell authors consider his every word to be
relevant FBI field offices and their headquarters gospel truth.) The file is extremely
turned up no evidence that the FBI sent any such